CBI has registered a case against a Personal Secretary to the then Union Ministers for allegedly defrauding 14 individuals of Rs 16 lakh by promising them jobs in Railways.

CBI has alleged that Ravindranath Pandey while working as personal secretary to Subbirami Reddy, former Minister, and G Venkataswamy, former MP and Central Minister, had told one A Narsimhulu that he will arrange TTE jobs in Railways for him and 13 others through Ministers' and Board Chairman quota.

Pandey, now working as Section Officer P and A, RITES, Gurgaon, allegedly demanded Rs five lakh from each of the candidates to influence higher officials in the Railways, CBI has alleged in the FIR.

It had alleged that Pandey demanded Rs one lakh as advance from 14 candidates and remaining four lakh in balance after getting appointment in the Railways.